Anastasia Gustafson sent in portraiture art to the YouTuber, Ordinary Sausage, and was featured on his channel. The portrait depicted the creator, Ordinary Sausage, in a cartoony, dark, and Edward-Gorey-esque style. Ordinary Sausage has nearly 600,000 subscribers on YouTube. His channel consists of turning regular foods into sausages. His work has been featured by other …
Apricity The Comic: A Drafted 1st Chapter
Apricity is a story about a girl named Leda who awakens in the woods without her memory. With the help of the people who found her, she hopes to find out where she came from and what her purpose is. In a world where everyone has powers and Leda does not, she decides to investigate …
Crafts For Kiddos: Paint-Pourovers On Canvas
“Every child is an artist.” -Pablo Picasso My favorite thing to do, as a babysitter, is to make art with my kids. Every child is a little bit different; they have different skill sets, interests, and perspectives. One of the best ways I can nurture my kids’ strengths, develop strong relationships with them, and have …
Local Art by Anastasia Gustafson: Holiday Window Painting in Wheaton, IL.
Photo shows Wheaton, IL College Nannies+Sitters+Tutors location displaying Anastasia Gustafson’s art. I work for College Nannies+Sitters+Tutors as a tutor–but sometimes, I get to have fun and paint the windows, too! During the December 2020, in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, College Nannies+Sitters+Tutors asked me to bring some much needed holiday cheer to the windows …
What I’m Reading Now (October 2020)
John Kennedy Toole has done what not many authors do successfully: render me absolutely speechless. Ignatius J. Reilly, the protagonist of this contemporary, carnival-satire, baptizes the world in his unruly, disgusting, and exceedingly bulging fire. A man who embodies all seven deadly sins, a college-educated hot-dog vendor, and an evil oaf; Ignatius J. Reilly might …